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USDA-FSA-OA-FLSP-G-23-0001: Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program

Closed Closed January 3, 2024 Opportunity USDA-FSA-OA-FLSP-G-23-0001 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Agricultural Marketing Service notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$2.0 million
• Award floor$25,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants include domestic agricultural employers who 1) anticipate meeting all Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulatoryrequirements for the H-2A program, including demonstrated effort to effectively recruit U.S.-based workersand hire all willing, able, and qualified U.S. workers; and 2) commit to, and indicate capacity to fulfill allBaseline Requirements, as well as any selected (elective) worker benefits and protections outlined in Supplemental Employee Commitments sections of the NFO. This includes fixed-site employers, joint employers, agricultural associations, and H-2A labor contractors.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Grant Program awards averaged $342,824; this notice allows up to $2.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (62% over five years) went to small businesses.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

USDA requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot (FLSP) grant program. Section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) (Pub. L. No. 117-2) provides funds for the FLSP program, for the purpose of providing “loans and grants and other assistance to maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency.” The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide the FLSP Program funding; however, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will administer the program. This Notice will refer to FSA and AMS jointly as USDA. The FLSP program aims to improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency by addressing challenges agricultural employers face with labor shortages and instability. The FLSP Program seeks to advance the following Administration priorities and funds will be awarded with the purpose described below: Goal 1: Drive U.S. economic recovery and safeguard domestic food supply by addressing current labor shortages in agriculture; Goal 2: Reduce irregular migration from Northern Central America through the expansion of regular pathways; and Goal 3: Improve working conditions for all farmworkers. USDA will advance these priorities by awarding grants to agricultural employers, to be known as Awardees, that commit to all Baseline Requirements and choose to apply for employees through the H-2A Temporary, Agricultural Employment of Foreign Workers Program (“the H-2A program”) as outlined in Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and based on the additional competitiveness of their application. Awardees must demonstrate an effort to effectively recruit U.S. based workers and hire all willing, able, and qualified U.S. applicants; if Awardees are unable to meet their labor needs through this recruitment, they must submit an application for Temporary Employment Certification (Form 9142A), in accordance with U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-2A program. More information on eligibility and the H-2A Temporary, Agricultural Employment of Foreign Workers Program (“the H-2A program”) as outlined in Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, including DOL and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requirements can be found in the NFO.

Category: Agriculture.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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